Post on 01-Jun-2021
Transposition of the Great Arteriesthe Aorta and the Pulmonary Artery are
reversed which prevents oxygen-richblood from properly being spread to the
rest of the body
CongenitalHeart Diseases
abnormali t ies in the heartthat occurs before birth
created by Maya Azrieli, Liam Maloney, Elleen Kim
Tetralogy of Fallothole between the left and right ventricle;
narrowing of pulmonary valve; thickening of rightventricle; aorta is mispositioned and mixesoxygen-rich blood and oxygen-poor blood
VSD: Ventricular Septal Defecta hole in the wall between the right and leftventricles of the heart which allows oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix between
the ventricles
ASD: Atrial Septal Defecta hole in the wall between the right and leftatriums of the heart which allows oxygen-
rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix betweenthe atriums
The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from the body andpumps it to the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps theoxygen-poor blood to the lungsthrough the pulmonary valve.The left atrium receives oxygen-richblood from the lungs through thepulmonary arteries and pumps it tothe left ventricleThe left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood through the aortic valve tothe aorta and out to the rest of thebody.
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Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Ventricle
LeftAtrium
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
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the aortic valve is narrowed, affecting the flow ofoxygen-rich blood away from the heart; the leftventricle muscle thickens because it must work
harder to push blood
the pulmonary valve is narrowed, affecting theflow of oxygen-poor blood into the heart; the rightventricle muscle thickens because it must work
harder to push blood